The most fuel efficient 2008-model cars available to consumers are hybrids, according to new fuel economy numbers issued by the EPA. The Toyota Prius, with a combined highway/city mileage of 46, and the Civic Hybrid with combined mpg of 42, are the only vehicles to break the 40-mpg mark. The rest of the top five most efficient vehicles are also hybrids: the Nissan Altima Hybrid, Toyota Camry Hybrid, and two-wheel-drive Ford Escape Hybrid, the only SUV at the top of the list.
The EPA and Energy Department this week issued its 2009 fuel economy guide. Hybrids, once again, dominate the top of the list with five of the six most efficient vehicles. The 2009 Toyota Prius is the leader with ratings of 48 mpg in the city and 45 on the highway.
The Chevrolet Aveo sedan and Aveo5 hatchback are a pair of no-frills five-seat subcompacts aimed at efficiency and affordability. Our drive time was spent with the Aveo5, which achieved 32.8 miles per gallon in mixed driving.
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a report which sites an overall improvement in new car fuel efficiency from 20.6 miles per gallon in 2007 to a projected 20.8 miles per gallon for 2008 – a jump of .2 miles per gallon. A small step in the right direction.
Audi announced a 4,800-mile American driving tour, known as the Audi Mileage Marathon, yesterday in an effort to promote the arrival of the carmaker’s TDI clean-diesel technology in the US. “Think of it as the ultimate efficiency test,” said Marcel Barro, an automotive journalist and Marathon participant.
California wants you to consider greenhouse gas emissions when you buy your next new car. And to help you do that, they’ve revised their mandatory Environmental Performance label for all 2009 model-year cars. All new vehicles must display the modified sticker by January 1, but some could appear on cars as early as this month.
Every American knows what “fuel mileage” is—especially these days. Whether it’s the EPA test results on the window sticker, or the actual mileage you figured out for your car, we’re all asking: How many miles can we go on a gallon of fuel? In Europe and Asia though, fuel efficiency is measured by how many liters of gas it takes to go 100 kilometers. So what's the difference? A new study released by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business sheds some light on why "miles per gallon" is inferior to "fuel consumption."
We had an opportunity to drive the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid over the last few days and conducted two separate real-world mileage loops to determine the fuel economy for the full-size SUV. The results were impressive.
Less than two days after the EPA denied California a waiver to impose its own limits on greenhouse gases, a Congressional committee launched an investigation of the Agency’s controversial decision. According to the Los Angeles Times, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson cut off any consultation with his technical staff for the last month and made his decision before having them write the formal, legal justification for it. Some EPA staff members believe Johnson made his decision after auto executives met with Vice President Dick Cheney.
via Los Angeles Times
December 22, 2007
HybridCars.com recruited over 300 hybrid drivers to participate in our own hybrid mileage study. Find out what we learned.
